The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has discovered its first previously unknown comet, in images taken between 16 and 24 September 2026.
A small luminous risk appeared in images of galaxies recorded by the space telescope Euclid of the European Space Agency (ESA), and revealed an object that no one had catalogued. Observed between 16 and 24 September 2026, the celestial body received the designation C/2026 S1 (Euclid) after official confirmation on 8 October. The comet C/2026...